Advanced & Graduate Education Programs

2020 Application Cycle

Jarron PapaleAdvanced & Graduate

Admissions Officer

Who does what at UFCD?

Admissions OfficeProgram Directors & their

Admissions Committee

Receives PASS applications and application materials

Reviews complete applications

Emails applicants regarding status of applications (received, incomplete, complete, etc.)

Selects competitive applicants for interviews

Forwards complete applications to Program Directors and their Admissions Committee for review

Holds interviews

Manages admissions database Selects competitive interviewees for residency positions

Who to contact at UFCD?

• Questions about your UFCD Application materials and application status (until complete)?

Contact Jarron Papale

Office of Admissions (D3-5)

(352) 273-5956

GradAdmissions@dental.ufl.edu

• Questions about your UFCD Interviews and decisions? Program specific questions?

Contact the program

Graduate Education ProgramsProgram Degree Duration Deadline

Endodontics M.S. in Dental Sciences*Certificate in Endodontics

24-months August 1, 2019

Orthodontics M.S. in Dental SciencesCertificate in Orthodontics

35-months September 1, 2019

Periodontics M.S. in Dental SciencesCertificate in Periodontics

36-months August 1, 2019

Prosthodontics M.S. in Dental Sciences*Certificate in Prosthodontics

36-months September 1, 2019

*Project in lieu of thesis option

Advanced Education ProgramsProgram Duration Deadline Special Notes

AEGD-Seminole 12-month October 1, 2019 Location: St. Petersburg, FL

Pediatric Dentistry 25-month September 15, 2019 Two locations: Gainesville, FL and Naples, FL

Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology

36-month November 1, 2019

Oral & MaxillofacialRadiology

30-month November 1, 2019

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

4 yrs. OR6 yrs.

September 15, 2019 Four-year program results in a certificate of completion in OMS. Six-year program results in M.D. degree and a certificate of completion in OMS.

Advanced/Graduate Education Program

Program Duration Deadline Special Notes

Operative Dentistry12-month August 15, 2019

Certificate* in Operative and Esthetic Dentistry

24-month M.S. in Dental Sciences

Please refer to handout

The Application Process Varies Nationally

• Some programs have an independent application process.

• Many programs participate in a national application service: PASS (Postdoctoral Application Support Service) http://www.adea.org/PASSapp/

What is PASS?

• PASS is similar to AADSAS (www.adea.org)

• Centralized Application

• Saves duplication and time in filling out the basics, uploading personal statements and resumes, coordinating letters of recommendation

• 2020 ADEA PASS Application Cycle May 15, 2019 - February 7, 2020

What Programs Participate in PASS?Approximately 600 programs

• AEGD & GPR• Anesthesiology• Dental Public Health (DPH)• Endodontics• Implant Dentistry (IMPD)• Operative Dentistry• Oral Biology (OB)• Oral and Maxillofacial

Pathology (OMP)

• Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology (OMFR)

• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS)

• Oral Medicine (OM)• Orthodontics• Pediatric Dentistry• Periodontics• Prosthodontics

What Programs participate in PASS at UFCD?

• AEGD – Hialeah • AEGD – Seminole• Endodontics• Operative Dentistry• Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (OMP)• Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (OMR)• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS)*• Orthodontics• Pediatric Dentistry*• Periodontics• Prosthodontics• Advanced Placement in Pediatric Dentistry for Internationally-Educated

Pediatric Dentists

*Both programs

PASS cost estimate for the 2020 Application Cycle

• $190 = Base application processing fee

• + $77 = for each additional program

Examples

2 programs: $190 + (1 x $77) = $267

5 programs: $190 + (4 x $77) = $498

8 programs: $190 + (7 x $77) = $729

https://www.adea.org/PASSapp/applicants/

PASS: Professional Evaluation Form (PEF)

• PEF is similar to a Letter of Recommendation (LOR)

• Applicants must submit a minimum of 3 PEFs with their PASS application, with the option to submit an additional two PEFs (maximum of 5 PEFs)

• PEFs are no longer customized by program, one set of PEFs will be sent to all programs (all programs receive the same set of PEFs)

• PEF ≠ IEF (Institution Evaluation Form)

Professional Evaluation Form (PEF)

Institution Evaluation Form (IEF)

PASS Search Engine

http://programpages.passweb.org/search

• The PASS Search Engine has select information for every program in PASS

PASS Application is complete* if…

• PASS has received your online application

• Fee payment

• Required documents (varies with program)

– Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Resume

– PEFs (at least 3)

– Institution Evaluation Form (IEF)

– Official dental school transcript

*Just because an application is complete with PASS does not make it complete with the program

Complete Application

• Some programs ask for additional information or requirements in addition to what PASSrequires

• Follow the directions on the PASS website and send the additional materials to the school separate from PASS

• Please check the program’s webpage for detailed information

Complete Application

• All of the Advanced and Graduate Education Programs at UFCD require additional information to be sent to the Office of Admissions

• Additional requirements may include:

– Undergraduate transcripts (from all institutions attended)

– Digital photo (professional)

– NBME CBSE

– GRE

Then there’s Match!

• Match is an independent service that matches applicants with programshttp://www.natmatch.com/dentres/

The National Matching Program

• This program matches residents with programs

• Applicants are matched based on their ranked list of programs and the programs’ list of the applicants

• Each applicant is assigned a position in only one program

• The Match is binding

The National Matching Program

• Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD)

• General Practice Residency (GPR)

• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS)

• Orthodontics (ORTHO)

• Pediatric Dentistry (PED)

• Periodontics (PERIO)

• Prosthodontics (PROS)

• Dental Anesthesiology (ANES)

The Match at UFCD

• Orthodontics

• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – 4 year

– 6 year

• Pediatric Dentistry – Gainesville

– Naples

• Periodontics

• Prosthodontics

PASS and Match are linked

• Single-site sign-up process begins in late May

• Applicants for either or both services can enter data on the PASS website

• You must apply to both PASS and Match; you cannot just apply to Match

• Match results are posted on the Matchwebpage

Match Program Dates: 2 Phases• Register with Match before October 1, 2019

• Phase I – ORTHO, PERIO, PROS, ANES, Canadian GPRMid November 2019: Deadline for match lists Late November 2019: Match results released

• Phase II - OMFS, PED, AEGD, US GPRMid January 2020: Deadline for match listsLate January 2020: Match results released

• Registration Fee: $95

http://www.adea.org/secondarytwocolumn.aspx?id=18730#7

Questions?